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Unlocking the Secrets of Science

Unlocking the Secrets of Science is written especially for young adult readers. This series profile the achievers of the twentieth century in science, medicine, and technology, many of whom have never been featured in stories for middle grades. It helps place each significant invention, discovery, or development in historical perspective while exploring the life of the person responsible for each breakthrough.

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Interest Level: Grades 4-10 • Reading Level: Grades 5-6 • 48-56 pages • 7 1/2" X 9 1/2" • Full-color laminated covers • Side-sewn, reinforced library binding • Black & White photos throughout • Chronology • Timeline • Glossary • Further reading • Web addresses • Index

Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity ISBN: 9781584151371 Out of Stock Indefinitely	Alexander Fleming and the Story of Penicillin ISBN: 9781584151067 Out of Stock Indefinitely
Barbara McClintock: Pioneering Geneticist details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584151111 add to wishlist	Chester Carlson and the Development of Xerography details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584151173 add to wishlist
Edward Roberts and the Story of the Personal Computer details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584151180 add to wishlist	Edwin Hubble and the Theory of the Expanding Universe ISBN: 9781584151746 Out of Stock Indefinitely
Enrico Fermi and the Nuclear Reactor ISBN: 9781584151845 Out of Stock Indefinitely	Frederick Banting and the Discovery of Insulin details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584150947 add to wishlist
Gerhard Domagk and the Discovery of Sulfa details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584151159 add to wishlist	John R. Pierce: Pioneer in Satellite Communications details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584152057 add to wishlist
Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584150930 add to wishlist	Joseph E. Murray and the Story of the First Human Kidney Transplant details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584151364 add to wishlist
Lise Meitner and the Atomic Age details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584152064 add to wishlist	Luis Alvarez and the Development of the Bubble Chamber details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584151401 add to wishlist
Marc Andreessen and the Development of the Web Browser details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584150923 add to wishlist	Oswald Avery and the Story of DNA details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584151104 add to wishlist
Otto Hahn and the Story of Nuclear Fission details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584152040 add to wishlist	Raymond Damadian and the Development of the MRI details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584151418 add to wishlist
Robert A. Weinberg and the Search for the Cause of Cancer details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584150954 add to wishlist	Sally Ride: First American Female in Space ISBN: 9781584151395 Out of Stock Indefinitely
Selman Waksman and the Discovery of Streptomycin details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584151388 add to wishlist	Tim Berners-Lee and the Development of the World Wide Web details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584150961 add to wishlist
Willem Einthoven and the Story of Electrocardiography details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584152033 add to wishlist	Willem Kolff and the Invention of the Dialysis Machine details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584151357 add to wishlist
William Hewlett: Pioneer of the Computer Age details List Price: $25.70 School & Library Price: $18.50 ISBN: 9781584151425 add to wishlist

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